Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£240,000
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£240,000
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The estimate for 42 Hardy Close is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 1AE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
54 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CM1 1AE
5 sales, median £299,000 (2026–2025)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
3 January 2025Most recent
£240,000
28 February 2019
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1AE: £299,000 (2026–2025).
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42 Hardy Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. At 54 m² this is the 17th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–154 m².
At 54 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 63 EPCs). Last sale on file: £240,000 in January 2025.
42 Hardy Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 January 2029
42 Hardy Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
42 Hardy Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £4,608
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.7 t/year
Street avg 0.7 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 7 years
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
420/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. 31 schools nearby.
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